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Meanwhile, Djokovic is in the same half of the draw as Federer and the Serbian could meet his French Open victor Marco Cecchinato in his opening tie.

World No 1 Nadal, who needs to match Djokovic’s result this week to stay top of the rankings, will face the winner of Fernando Verdasco vs Jeremy Chardy first up.

The Spaniard is playing for the first time since suffering a knee injury at the US Open and he could meet Jack Sock in the third round before a mouth-watering clash with Dominic Thiem in the last eight.

British No 1 Kyle Edmund is the 12th seed in Paris and will get underway in round two against either Karen Khachanov or Filip Krajinovic.